kind exchanges

Top 3 Incorrect Uses of Like-Kind Exchanges

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A like-kind exchange, also referred to as a 1031 or Starker exchange, allows a taxpayer to defer paying tax on the sale of a property. Like-kind exchanges are wonderful and powerful tools to use in tax and wealth strategies, but ONLY when used correctly. If like-kind exchanges are used incorrectly, the result is not just … Read more

1031 Exchange – How You Can Indefinitely Defer Income Taxes

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1031 Exchanges are excellent tools to reduce income taxes. Known both as “tax free exchanges” and “1031 exchanges” (based upon the enabling section of the federal income tax code) this tool allows investors to sell real estate without paying income taxes (at the time of sale). Real estate owners or investors expecting to acquire property … Read more